Browsing TD: 2020 Volume 16 by Title
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Interventions supporting the integration of refugee children in the primary school life: Roles of the child’s contexts of development
(AOSIS, 2020)The development of children in an atmosphere that supports and promotes their socio-emotional, physical and cognitive well-being is imperative for the realisation of the sustainable development goal 4 for 2030. The school ... -
Invoking interactive qualitative analysis as a methodology in statistics education research
(AOSIS, 2020)This study investigated the use of interactive qualitative analysis (IQA), as a research methodology, to develop an understanding of students’ experiences of learning statistics in a threshold concepts-enriched tutorial ... -
A learner perspective on the implementation of Geographic Information Systems in selected schools in KwaZulu-Natal province
(AOSIS, 2020)Contemporary literature reveals a plethora of studies on the implementation of Geographic Information System (GIS) in South Africa. However, these studies provide an educator’s perspective while neglecting the learner’s ... -
Livelihood strategies and diversification amongst the poor : Evidence from South African household surveys
(AOSIS, 2020)South Africa faces persistent challenges of poverty, unemployment and inequality. Recently, there has been growing literature trying to effectively address such challenges as the livelihood strategies of the poor need to ... -
Mobile financial services for bottom of pyramid users: Reality or pipe dream?
(AOSIS, 2020)Mobile financial services (MFSs) are perceived to be a potential solution in addressing emerging economies’ challenges. Through MFS, benefits associated with economic financial inclusion and economic growth and opportunities ... -
Municipal demarcation process in the establishment of the Collins Chabane Local Municipality and reasons for the eruption of Vuwani, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2020)The demarcation of municipal boundaries in post-apartheid South Africa is characterised by objections from affected communities. Beyond polarising-affected communities, proposed redeterminations regularly elicit destruction ... -
Not just a language with white faces: Analysing #taalmonument on Instagram using machine learning
(AOSIS, 2020)From the late 19th century, and especially during apartheid (1948–1994), Afrikaans became inextricably tied with white people, white domination and apartheid. This association has persisted after 1994, and calls to ... -
Pre-service teachers’ perceptions of their parents’ and teachers’ attitudes towards mathematics
(AOSIS, 2020)Mathematics is integral to the successful study of accounting. The purpose of the study was to determine accounting students’ perceptions of attitudes towards mathematics among their parents and teachers. The setting for ... -
Profiles of tourists participating in shark cage diving in Gansbaai, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2020)Coastal and marine tourism is a sector that draws visitors from around the globe to South Africa. This is largely because of an array of marine wildlife resources found in the country. Despite this strong pull factor, ... -
The relevance of Kaizen-based work-readiness training for South African University of Technology students
(AOSIS, 2020)Kaizen-based work-readiness training originated in Japan and is based on the ‘lean’ production methods taught in Toyota factories in Japan and abroad. Kaizen-based training is rooted in the Kaizen principles of respect for ... -
A remarkable year with new opportunities for transdisciplinarity
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Rural transformation, network society and the information age : The case of Nkonkobe District Municipality in the Eastern Cape
(AOSIS, 2020)The aim of this article is exploratory: to illustrate the main trends in communication and amongst data users in the Nkonkobe Municipal Area, a municipal zone in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, now known as Chris ... -
Tourism business operators’ perceptions, knowledge and attitudes towards climate change at Victoria Falls
(AOSIS, 2020)Climate change remains one of the biggest challenges facing the world today and is characterised by extreme weather events such as heatwaves, extreme droughts and floods. Regardless of the threat posed by climate change ... -
Using Setswana in business transactions in the clothing industry at the West Rand District Municipality in Gauteng
(AOSIS, 2020)According to Census 2011, the three languages with the highest number of first language (L1) speakers in the West Rand District Municipality in Gauteng are Setswana (27.3%), Afrikaans (16.9%) and isiXhosa (14.9%). This ... -
Using WhatsApp for co-creation of learning resources : A case of a South African university
(AOSIS, 2020)Although culturally diverse students have potential to create enriched learning resources, it is difficult to harness students’ agency and to aggregate individual contributions into a meaningful learning resource. This is ... -
What counts as disciplinary literacy instructional approaches in teacher education?
(AOSIS, 2020)Drawing on the literature, this article examines approaches for developing disciplinary literacy in teacher education. Findings from different researchers indicate that most university entrants are underprepared for the ... -
The world we live in : A perspective on blended learning and music education in higher education
(AOSIS, 2020)This article investigates the incorporation of Picciano’s Blending with purpose multimodal model into an undergraduate music education module. This multimodal model advocates that teachers and instructional designers should ...